The Amtrak train came off the tracks and onto gravel, but remained upright, according to officials at the scene.

Spartanburg County Deputy Fire Marshal Tony Barnett said seven of the nine rail cars slipped off the tracks.

He said 218 passengers and crew were on board at the time of the derailment, and a four of them were taken to the hospital with minor injuries.

The train had full power and heat, and passengers were being given food and drinks from a dining car, according to Barnett.

The temperature outside at the scene was in the 20s, according to the News 4 Weather Center.

Buses arrived at 7 a.m. to pick them up. Barnett was not sure where they were going to be taken. Passengers started leaving the rail cars by 8 a.m. They were said to be taking all passengers to their final destination.

The train, called the Crescent, offers service between New York City and New Orleans, according to the company website.

The train's last stop was Greenville, departing at 11:35 p.m., about 40 minutes behind schedule, the website reflected.

WE ARE FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS OUT OF SPARTANBURG COUNTY. EMERGENCY RESPONDERS TELL US A PASSENGER TRAIN DERAILED OVERNIGHT. IT HAPPENED NEAR CEDAR CREST AND FALLING CREEK ROADS IN LYMAN. THAT'S NOT FAR OFF WADE HAMPTON BOULEVARD. NEWS 4'S SEAN MUSERALLO HAS BEEN FOLLOWING THIS FOR US FROM THE SCENE. SEAN, WHAT CAN YOU TELL US? THEY'RE STILL OUT HERE NOW. WE'RE TOLD THE TRAIN CAME OFF THE TRACKS SOMEWHERE DOWN THIS ROAD. THE TRAIN REPORTEDLY CAME OFF THE TRACKS ONTO THE GRAVEL. NONE OF THE RAIL CARS OVERTURNED. DISPATCHERS SAY FIRE CREWS AND E-M-S ARE AT THE SCENE. RAILROAD POLICE ARE ON SCENE. THIS IS VIDEO WE GOT EARLIER THIS MORNING AFTER IT HAPPENED. DISPATCHERS DID SAY SO FAR NO INJURIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED... THE PASSENGER CARS STILL REPORTEDLY HAVE ELECTRICITY. GOOD BECAUSE THE WEATHER IS SO COLD THAT SHOULD ALLOW THEM TO CONTINUE TO RUN HEAT. I'M SEAN MUSERALLO WYFF NEWS 4 SPARTANBURG COUNTY.

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